\[ y=4 \cot \left(\frac{1}{2} x\right) \] Drag the movable red point to set the vertical asymptotes (dashed red lines) for one period of the given function. Also place the blue point at the correct set of coordinates.
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The function \( y = 4 \cot\left(\frac{1}{2} x\right) \) has vertical asymptotes where the cotangent function is undefined, which occurs at the points where its argument is an integer multiple of \( \pi \). For this particular function, the vertical asymptotes can be found by solving the equation \( \frac{1}{2} x = k\pi \) for integer values of \( k \). This results in \( x = 2k\pi \). For one period of the cotangent function, typically from \( 0 \) to \( \pi \), the vertical asymptotes occur at \( x = 0 \) and \( x = 2\pi \). Move the red point to these coordinates to set the vertical asymptotes at \( x = 0 \) and \( x = 2\pi \). As for placing the blue point, it should be positioned at the point where \( y = 0 \), which occurs at \( x = \pi \) for the given period, yielding the coordinates \( (\pi, 0) \).